Show Heres Here's s a Nice Soft Job for Some P. P C. C L. L Pop Bottle Target arget ALL time the national American sport has bas been used by the United BASE BASEBALL States marine corps to stabilize the government go of Nicaragua according accord accord- ing jug to Capt Harold C. C Pierce in charge of the U. U S. S Marine Corps recruiting headquarters at S. S Maui Main I l sh street t. t When hen tho the marines went Into icar Nicaragua agua ua In 1912 said Captain Pierce yes yes- they turned to baseball Immediately Imme immo- after the fighting was o cr and amI andas andas as soon as the es natives had tho the first game between the marine teams the they became ardent fans President Diaz and his successor President ent Chammoro fell Cell for lor the game amo and soon afterward a league was or organized with the tho marines marines ma ma- rines i acting aa as trainers and umpires resembled riots The Tho first firs t games g-ameli every decision being disputed d an and on one ono occasion luring during tho the Infancy of ot tho I Nicaraguan league two natives were killed d In a riot However the natives never nover started an argument during a game which was umpired b by a 1 marine Baseball is now tho the national game of or Nicaragua having displaced cock cockfighting fighting as the tho national sport port of ot the natives At some sonic of ot the games now the attendance runs as high as persons an and ami the tho president of ot the re republic re- re public and ancl his staff attend er e every league I game me played at Managua tho the national capital |